Chapter 29
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"Us too. Let's go!"
We ran out of the room and down the stairs like kids in an outdoor park. We burst through the front door before I locked it and made our way to the ride.
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"YOU'VE MADE IT," Jevan said when we arrived to his house. "Right this way to the party, ladies."
Music was blaring through some speakers. Balloons and confetti lined the ceiling. Eats and drinks covered two tables and I couldn't wait to quench my thirsty self. There were several other students, mainly guys, from his football team.
Nina and Sophia were already mingling with drinks in their hands.
"This doesn't contain alcohol, right?" I asked.
"Of course not. My parents would kill me if they knew I had alcohol at my party."
"Perfect." Jevan handed me a glass and I started drinking right away.
Everyone talked to each other and laughed and shared jokes, even Jevan's siblings, Jase and Jada, were laughing with everyone too.
Then everyone started dancing.
Jevan circled my hip with his hands from behind as we grind to the beat of the music together.
"AND WHY WASN'T I INVITED?" a voice bellowed. The music stopped at once and everyone turned to the voice.
Brooke stood there with a red face. Shortly after, another woman, appeared.
The diamond necklace in her neck made me feel worthless. Her bob hairstyle looked like it can cut a rock in half. Her perfectly tailored suit complimented her height and slim figure along with her ivory skin. Everything about her screamed sophistication and power.
"What is Brooke and her mom doing here?" I heard someone asking another.
A few seconds later, Mrs. Hollen walked into the room.
"My apologies. Mrs. Diamond, my husband would home shortly. In the meantime, you and your daughter can wait in the living-room," she informed them.
"Mom, what's going on?" Jevan asked her.
"Oh it's fine. Mrs. Diamond is just here to see your father on business and Brooke accompanied her."
"Well, in case Mrs. Diamond wasn't aware, dad has an office at Hollen Tower. At home, it's for his family, not for people who wants to make profits off someone else's hard work!" Jevan said.
Brooke and her mother were even more offended.
"Jevan," Mrs. Hollen scolded but Jevan just drank his drink without another word.
"Please continue with your party," Mrs. Hollen finished and ushered Brooke and her mother out the room.
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The party resumed but my mood didn't. Seeing Brooke's face changed everything and Jevan noticed.
"What's wrong?" he asked me.
"Brooke was at my house. Two Saturdays ago. I can't help but think that she's up to something."
"Don't let Brooke distract you again. There's nothing she can do to come between us. Nothing."
I hope you're right about that.
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Brooke's POV
I sat next to my mother in the living room Jevan's mother led us to.
I could hear the party in the other room. The music. The laughter. The joy. The fun.
And I wasn't invited to it.
Instead, he invited Blossom. The girl is a nobody from Africa.
What can she give him that I can't?
What does she have that I don't?
It was so damn ridiculous that Jevan downgraded. He has no idea how bad that reflected on me.
But I had a plan. A plan that was so damn good, I laughed whenever I think about it.
Jevan's POV
After my usual football practice and I hit the shower and got back into my casual clothes, Connor met me in the hallway.
"Hey man, it's your birthday on Friday. You throwing a party?"
"Nah. Not this year," I answered and straightened my sleeves.
"So what are you doing then?"
"I'll just be chilling."
"Cool. We can get together at my place. My parents aren't...."
"Actually, I just wanted to chill with my girlfriend," I cut.
"Your girl?" he asked with a hint of annoyance.
I nodded.
"Alright then. I guess that's cool too." He turned on his heel and I watched him walk away.
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Blossom's POV
I couldn't believe it has been four months since I've moved to the US and I couldn't believe it was my boyfriend's birthday on Friday.
It was April and we were now on Easter break. I met up with my friends to ask them what I should get Jevan.
What do you give to the guy who already has everything?
I couldn't find the answer.
"I wouldn't advise you to get him a gift, maybe you should give him something from the heart," Nina said.
"Or something from your pants," Sophia chipped in and we burst into a laugh.
"Lord knows I can't afford an expensive gift and it wouldn't feel right to get him something cheap or fake," I sighed.
"Hey girl, don't beat yourself up over this. Have you asked him what he would like?"
"No," I answered with another sigh as I licked my ice-cream.
We were in a park, near by my house. Although my mother had learnt to accept Jevan and me as a couple, I didn't push her to anger again.
The woman could go from zero to one hundred in a heartbeat. I wanted to remain on her good side.
After brainstorming for almost an hour, I gave up. I didn't know what to give him for his birthday.
"I'm a terrible girlfriend," I said.
"Wait isn't that... it's that Jevan's sister over there? Oh, and she's with a guy," Nina pointed in Jada's direction.
"Yes, that's her," I confirmed.
"Quick, call her over here. Maybe she can help out."
I got Jada's attention by shouting her name a few times. She eventually came over, without the guy, and joined us on the bench we were occupying.
"Are you spying on me for Jevan?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
